As Spotify moves to video, the environmental footprint of music streaming hits the high notes

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Spotify currently has 675 million active users - but as this number grows and it expands into video for music streaming, the app's environmental footprint is set to increase

In-video advertisements that aim to increase ad revenue involve AI to tap into a users' preferences. This means lots of individual videos with minor differences requiring additional processing scaled to...

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